Rail joint



06h20, 1931. M BAR-rus 1,828,639

RAIL JOINT Filed April l0, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l Oct. 20, 1931. l M, BARTUSA 1,82839 RAIL JOINT Filed April 10, 1951 2 sheets-sheet 2 n. z2 v m UQ'l f2 fl 2A 22 the 'lishY -plates vare permanently attached toy Patented Oct.v 20, `1931 l g;

` i Re 11,' gonfi lThis invention relates to certain-newfand useful improvements 1n rail Joints.

The primaryobjeetffof the-,invention is to' providef vai rail" oint whereinffish 4plates en'- 15l gaged with Avopposite edges 'of' the webs ofl meeting rail ends are interlockinglylengaged f withi each otherwithla covering platel or bar for `fthe? V interlocking connection prevent#4 ing access thereto, the v meeting l'railI ends be- 10? ing retained` in assembled accidental sepifaration.`

funi-lepeltje@ of th-inventions te pm-r vde Varrail 'jointjot the foregoing? character wherein the V"cover, *plate yor 'bar associated with' the .interlockingconnections between meetingI rail endsa's totbefinaccessibler so that the meeting rail" ends?Vv With the above and other objects infview Vthat will becomefapparentas the nature 'of thefinventionis'vbetter understood, the same consists in the novel'form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinaftermorev` fully described, 'strewn inl theiaccompanyingldraw- 30' In thedrawingsngi.

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-Flgure 2 1s -asldeelevatlonal View; j

the cover-bartorv oneoflthesh plates re`= moved toshow the interlocking connection between thevr iish platesl at lthe meeting rail ends; 403 Figure 4 is la side elevational'view"showing the locking-pins carried |by* yone lfish plateI projecting through the webs ofth'emeeting4 rail ends with the'cooperating fish plate and 45 lock'bar removed;

'- relation against thetish plates hasan interlocking 'connection I with the fish` plate with which :the-esame is: associated withj the' last n'amedi-nterlockingj connection-so .disposed' with respect to thel l Figure 1 is. atopffpnn ,View rail joint constructed in accordance the' present opposite sides 'ofE l y y y l f l defining innerc'atch-slioulders 25. 'f' l =Figure -5 is afhoriz'ontaly longitudinal sec-j tional View taken on: line 5-'5'5ofFigure-4; f Figure' i6 f 'is' a.I horizontal longitudinal nse'c. tional view'fta'ken on line 6 6 ofvFigure'2, showing the 'springlatches carried' by i"one fishl f platel engaged with thev lieadedends of4 latchfpins laterally*projectingtrom the l. e f plate-at theA oppostevsidesof'the meeting' rail'ends and of the rails; f Figure 7 is across-sectional view taken on '7545* lm'e 74%7 of Figure2 showing the lock V'mea-ns1 f for'the cover bar that overliest'he interlock- 111gy connection between'thei'sh plates positioned or-inac'cess beneath rthe ends off the `Figure 8 isa cross-sectional view taken on line8-f-8 of Figur-e2," Figure 9 is a cross-sectionalfview taken on line 9-9 of Figure 2; i' K pfeiectin's through the webs, e' i Figure 10 is anfinnerffacefviewof the cover; 525JK plate org bar for the i'fshliplate connecting means; and277 4" i 'Figurefll is 'an edge elevational-view of the Iclover bar.v f f *Referring more in detail' to'f-the accom-"7n panying drawings, the reference numeral l5 designates meeting rail-lends, each of" whichA comprises the usual ball'orf'tread 16,-a web 17 and lfbase'langeslS, the Ameeting-rail ends being disposed in end abutting relation with 75 iish plates 19 and 20V engage-d'lrespectively with opposite sides of thefweb'l? and located between thehead and base'flanges ofthe `rail ends, and `o'verlappinglthe' meeting 'endsthere-A Y 0f as 'fillust'ratedi rlhe web portionl?" of'each rail end'jhas a-'fseries o'iik horizontally alined spaced f open-4 i ings 21 provided therein througlliwlichlatch pins 22 projecting laterally ffr'om the" inner :tace of the fish platejlQleXtend, thef proj ect` 32; ingends'of `the latch-'pins 22l outwardly 'of Y the 'rail V'webs 17 fbei'ngannularly -rediiced` asat 23 tol provideend hemispheric'al heads 24:

v The v`lishk plate20 Ypositioned'at vthat side lad ofthe ,rail webs 17 opposite theiish fplatel9- is 'provided with spaced longitudinally ex tending depressions or pockets 26 and tllne'both` i 1 i tom walls ot said pockets are `provided vwith spaced openings 27 `alined withtheopenings 935:

2 1'i'nthe railwebsl? 'for' the passage fof the latch' pins 22, the annulaf'rly reduced portions 'f 23 being 'located-'in the `fish plate' pocket, Springlatches monnted inthe pockets 26 arev engage'dfin the annularlyl reduced portions 23 100 ofthe latch pins and the shoulders 25 of the latch pin head 24. as shown more clearlyin Figures 3 and 6, the latches 29 being ar-y ranged inl pairs, each latch having a beveled 5 nose 30 and a catch shoulder 31 with a coil spring 32 interposed between the latches of adjacent pairs, and also between the outer end latches and the outer end Walls'of the pockets 26 as illustrated, the coil springs 32 causing the latches 29 of each pair to be moved in directions toward each other'.

A cover bar 33 overlies the pocketed side 'of the fish plate 20, and as shovvn in Figures V6 to 1l, the cover bar 33 is providedvvith f spaced horizontally alined sockets 34 to re# ceive the hcadedends 24:v of the lock pins 22 while a series of pins 35 laterally pro]ect1ng from the socketed sides of the loclrbar 33 and having transverse openings 36 in the free 2(lends thereof are adapted to .be received in openings 37 providedin the fish plate 20 with the pin openings 36 alined with vertical openings 38 provided inthe fish plate 2O above and below the opening 37 for the pins 35. A. loch e-'pin 39 is inserted through the registering ropenings 38 and 36 in the fish plate 2O and cover bar pins 35 for retaining the cover bar in position on the fishv plate 20. i

` In assembling the fish plates'l9 and 20 on the meeting rail ends 15, the fish plate 19 is first located. with the pins 22 thereof projected through the opening 21 inthe rail Webs 1,7. The lock bar 33 is thencngaged with the fish plate 20 and retained thereto by the pins 39;, the upper ends of the pins 39 terminating flush with the upper face of thefish plate 2O as illustrated. fThe fish plate 2O is then pov i sitioned to receive the projecting ends. ofY the. latch pins 22,the beveled noses .30 of lthe 40; latches 29 riding` over the rounded head 24 of the latch pin with the catch shoulder 31 of the latches 29 engaged with the shoulders 25 of the latch pin head 24 andretained in thev annularlyreduced portions 23., by the coil springs 32,.the fish plate QOWhen so positioned having the upper ends ofthe lock pins 39 with the cover bar 33 disposed beneath the tread 16 of the rail ends as shown in Figure f7,y the fish plate then being locked on the rail 5a:ends against dis-placement. Y Y i lFrointhe.above detailed description of the invention, kit is believed that the construction and operation of the invention will at once Y be apparent, and While there is herein shownv and*V described the preferred` embodiment of theiinvention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the; spirit 'and scopeof the linvention as claimed.

I clairnf-` Y 1` In a rail joint, of the character de j scribed, meeting rail ends, a fish plate at each side thereof, headed pins carried by one fish plate extending through the rail webs, spring latchescarried by the othervfish plate incense "sembled relation on the rail ends, including a. cover bar forthe interlocking connection, and retaining means for the cover bar positioned for lnaccess thereto.

3. In a rail YJoint Aot the character de;

scribedmeeting rail ends, a fish plate engaged with opposite sides of the rail ends, lateral latch pins carried by one fish plate extending through the rails, spring latches in the other fish plate engaged with the projected endof the latch pins,..and acover bar overlying the latch connections and at+ tached to the last named sh plate.. Y

' 4. ln a rail joint of the characterde scribed, meeting rail ends, a. fishwplate engaged withopposite sides of the rail ends,

lateral latch pins carried by one fish plate extending through the. rails, spring latches in the other fish plate engaged withy the pro- Jeeted end of the. latch pins, and a cover bar overlying thelatch connections andati-1 tached to the last named fish plate, a shoul` der on each latch pin, ,and a bevelled nose on each latch permitting assembly of the pins and latches thereof,

5.. In` ay rail jointof the Ycharacter deY scribed, meeting rail ends, a fish plateen-` gaged With opposite sides of the rail ends, lateral latch pins carried by one-fish plate extending through the rails, spring latches in the other fish plate engaged with they pro jected end of the latch pins, a cover bar overlying the latch connections and attached tothe last named fish plate, the connection between the fish plate and cover bar includ' ing the provision of sockets in the fish plate, and plugs on the/ bar received in the sockets and pins. extending through the fish plate plugs occupying positions beneath the rail tread when assembled to prevent removal of the cover bar.

6. In a rail joint of the character described, meeting rail ends, a fish plate en-v gaged with opposite sides of the railends, lateral latch pins carried by one iish plate extending through the rails, spring latches in the other vfish plate engaged with the projected end4 ofthe. latch pins, a. cover har over#- lying the latch connections and vattached to the lastnamed fish plate, a shoulder 'on each latch pin, a bevelled nose on each latch per# mittlng assembly of the pins and latches and and preventing separation preventing sraton thereof, the connection between t e sh plate and cover bar in` cluding the provision of sockets in the fish plate and plugs on the bar received in the sockets and pinslextendngthrough thesh plate and plugs occupying positions beneath the rail tread when assembled to prevent removal of the cover bar. I

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

MIKE BAIRTUS.v 

